Mrs. Betty Garza died on July 11, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband several years earlier, and we got to know her while we attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Dallas. Here she is pictured along with Fr. Paul Weinberger. Betty never remarried, and never removed her wedding ring. She was heard to say that she married her husband, Dr. Marc Garza, for all eternity. She was a wonderful example of fidelity to all of us.
These two folks have one thing in common: neither was blessed with any children, yet they contributed greatly to the common good. For Mrs. Garza, she suffered several miscarriages.
Both Warren Carroll and Betty Garza are examples of the good all people can do in whatever vocation they are called to. Both were called to the married life where the blessing of children was denied them. So they probably never came home to a closet dusted with baby powder - as I just did - but they also missed out on the amusement of watching an 8-, 9-, and 10-year old boys cleaning up the mess.
As a reminder, I include below a holy card of St. Benedict I received from Christendom College recently:
May their souls, and all the souls of the Faithful Departed, rest in peace.
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